Combined hoe, weeder, and plant-protector.



1.- HILLS. v v COMBINED HOE, WEEDBR, AND PLANT. PROTECTOR. APPLICATION IILED'JULY 3, 1914.

1,132,344. v Patented Mar. '16. 1915 'II'IIII/YIIIIII THE NORRIS PETERS C0,, FHOTO-LITHOH WASHINGTON, D C.

COMBINED Hon, WEED'ER, AND PLANT-PROTECTOR.

To all fwkom it may concern:

Be 1t known, that I, IRVING HILLS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Deerfield, in the county of Oneida and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Combined Hoes, Weeders,

and Plant-Protectors, of which the following is a specification.

. The present invention has for its object the provision of an implement which may be used in the capacity of a hoe, weeder and like hand device and which will protect plants and prevent injury thereto when cultivating the same. 7 The invention consists of a hand implement embodying a blade, a handle and protecting means for preventing injury to plants, the novelty residing in the peculiar formation of the device and the arrangement of theseveral parts The invention consists of the novel fea tures, details of construction and combination of parts, 7 which hereinafter will be more particularly set forth, illustrated and claimed.

I Inthe drawings hereto attached: Figure 1 is a top plan view of an implement embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is aside view.

Fig. 3 is a. detail view.

Corresponding and like parts are referred I to in the following description, and indicated in all the views of the drawings, by

of the shank 4 and receives abail 6 which is secured thereto in anymanner; The blade 1 has bent ends .7 which are riveted or other which the blade 1 is formed. The bail. 6

consists of a strip of metal bent into the form of a bow and attached at a middle point to the cross head or flange 5.. One

edge of each of the end pieces 7 is inclined thereby throwing the blade 1 at an angle to the plane of the bail and handle so that when the implement is in use the blade 1 is inclined to the surface thereby enabling it Gupta: 0! this patent may be obtained for I Specification of Letters Patent.

is claimed as new is cultivate the plants. ,7

blades which are secured atoneend to the bail 6 and. have the opposite-end 3 spaced 7 I from the bent 'ends 7; The blades 3 may possessa spring action so "as to. yield and s A Es P ATENT on; 9 IRVING HI LLS, 0F DEERFIEILD, NEW YORK..." a v I Patented Mar. 1 1915. Application fi1ed J'u1y 3, 1914. Serial No.'848,860. i 1

- .j The plant'protectingmeans 3 consistsof thereby enable the device to workclose to;

the roots of the plants, while at the same time avoiding injury to the latter.

tion, thereby avoiding injury toplants since the opposite I inclined arrangement offlthe The implement is usedby a drawing or pulling ac- I protectors 3 will enable the latter toride. I

over the plants without injuring the same. I

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and of the method of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains, and while I have described the principle ofoperation of the invention, together with the device :which now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device-shown is merely illustrative, and that such changes may be madewhen de tion as claimed.

sired as are within the scope of the inven- Having thus described the invention, what 1. A device of the character set forth, comprising a handle, a bail connected to' the handle, a blade attached to the bail 'and'protectors secured at one of their ends to the f bail and having their opposite ends extends ing along the ends of, the blade and spaced therefrom. 7'

2. An implement of the character deg scribed comprising a handle, a bailconnected with the handle, a blade having bent ends, the latter having corresponding edges 1nclined, said blade being secured by means of its bentedges to the bail, and protectors at-- tached at their inner ends to. the" bail and having their outer ends extending'along the ends of the blade andspaced therefrom. a

In testimony whereof'I afix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses Washington, 13.0.

IR ING HILLS. j f

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